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Patented Jan. 1, 1930- UNITED STATES PATIENT orrica WILLIAM S.GUBELMANN, OF BUFFALO, NEW' YORK nmmrnn'rme uncrrnnrsm non CALCULATINGAND LIKE macfrrnns Original application filed :l'anuanv-IO,

nism in a key-controlled, lever-operated 'machine. 1

Another object is to provide total taking mechanism which, when renderedefiective,

automaticallyrenders the non-addmeehanism effective.

Another object is to provide such non-add mechanism in a machineprovided with a horizontally movable paper carriage, so that some of thecolumns printed may be added and others not.

Another object is to provide a non-add mechanism which inoperative aplurality of separate sets of adding mechanism.

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Fig. 6' is a verticalsection in'line 6+6, Fig- Other objects willbepointed out .by the following description and claims and fullyillustrated in the accompanying drawings consisting of seven sheets, andin-which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary top plan view of my improved adding andrecording machine.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same, takensubstantially in line 22, Figure1,-and showing the adding and .recordingmechanism of one column or set of keys in'the'normal or inoperativeposition. I

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional elevation of the printing mechanism ofone of the rows of keys viewed from the side opposite tothat showninFigure 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary perspective view of the hammer operatingmechanism.

Fig. 5 is a horizontalsection in line 5-5,

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Fig. 7 is a view siinilarto Figure 2 but is common to for renderingtaken in of actuating segments 5.

1900, Serial. No. 1,004. Divided and this application filed. August 3,1918. Serial No. 248,127.

showin the parts of the adding and recording me hanism in operatingposition.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view showing the keyilever, the maingear segment, the-controlling arm and the printing segment of one of thehigher columns of numbers.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary perspective view of the units gear segment andcontrolling arm of the main adding mechanism.

Fig. 10 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional elevation takensubstantially in line 10-10, Figure 1, and showing the auxiliary addingand recording mechanism.

Fig. 11 is a fragmentary elevation ofone of the main registering gearsegments viewed from the side opposite to that shown in Figures 2, 7'and10.

Fig. 12 is a perspective view, showing one of a pair of substantiallysimilar cams, one

of which serves to shift the main dial operating segments into theiroperative position .and the other one of which serves to shift the partsinto position for printing a total of the added numbers.

Fig. 13 is a vertical sectiorpin line 13--13, Figure7.

Fig. 14 is a fragmentar vdetail view of one i of the keys and its controing'mechanism. ,Fig. 15 is a longitudinal sectional elevation, takensubstantially in line 15'15,Figure 1. i

Fig. 16 is a vertical section, taken substantially in line 1616, Figure'2.

Fig. 17 is a fragmentary transverse section,

line 17-17,:Figure 2, and showing the means for adjusting the papercarriage lengthwise of the line of printing.

Fig. 18 is a vertical transverse section taken in line 18-18, Figure 2.

Fig. 19 is a fragmentary detail view. Like figures of reference refer tolike parts in the'several figures.

General adding mechanism Mounted on a rod 3 in the front part of themachine is a series of accumulator dials 2, each provided with a pinion4 adapted to be engaged by .a corresponding one of a series Forgoverning movement 0 aid actuating segments there is determined by aseries of key-levers 36, 37, .in cooperation with thecontrolling arms.

Each key lever 36, 37 is associated with a corresponding controlling arm30 and nor-' mally each of said arms stands in the position shown inFig. 2, wherein a lug 33 on said arm is engaged by a shoulder 38 on therear side of the arm 37 of the associated key lever. The forward side ofarm 37 of each key lever is provided with aseries of stop shoulders 39for cooperation with a lug 34 on the related controlling arm, while thehorizontal arm 36 of each of said key levers is adapted to extend belowa corresponding row of numeral keys. When the arm 36 of any key lever ismoved downwardly from its normal position shown in Fig. 2, the shoulder38 of its arm 37 is disengaged from lug 33 of the associated controllingarm 30, and one or another of the stop shoulders 39 of said lever isbrought into the path of lug 34 on said controlling arm, the particularstop shoulder 39 that is so positioned depending upon the extent ofmovement of the key lever.

The cross rod 7 above referred to is carried by rock arms 8 pivotallymounted on a shaft 9. Normally said rock arms and rod 7 are maintainedrearwardly with the segments 5 disengaged from the accumulator pinions4, by springs 11 (Fig. 15) but by turning of the operating handle 21(Fig. 16) said segments may be engaged with said pinions. The handle 21aforesaid is secured to one end of the shaft 20 (Figs. 2, 7 and 10) towhich shaft a frame 15 (Figs 2 and 7) and a frame 29 (Figure 15) areattached. During the initial forward rocking of said handle 21 the frame15, through its attached cam plate 14, acts upon a roller 18 on an arm13 extending rearwardly from one of the rock arms 8, whereby said arms 8and cross rod 7 are thrown forwardly and the actuating segments 5 areengaged with the respective accumulator pinions 4. As forward rocking ofsaid handle 21 continues. the rear walls of notches 28 in the frames 15and 29 come into engagement with a cross bar 25 carried by rock arms 24loosely mounted on shaft 20, and rock said bar 25 downwardly andforwardly. Such lowering of said bar 25 moves downwardly a cross rod 22connected thereto and underlying the segments 5, and also exerts adownward pull upon springs 27 connecting said bar 25 and said segments.Thereby,

those segments 5 whose controlling arms 30 have been freed by operationof the key levers are moved downwardly together with their controllingarms, through extents commensurate with the setting of the key levers;and the accumulator pinions 4 are turned by said segments throughcorresponding extents whereby the amount corresponding with the settingof said key levers is added to the sum formerly standing upon saidwheels.

At or near the end of the forward movement of the operating handle 21,the cam 14 on frame 15 moves clear of the roller 18 on arm 13, whereuponsprings 11 draw the arms 8 backwardly to their position shown in Fig.

2; thus disengaging the actuating segments 5 from the accumulatorpinions. During the rearward or return rocking of handle 21, the shaft20 and frames 15 and 29 rock rearwardly, the arms 24 are rocked to raisethe lifting rod 22, and the actuators 5 and controlling arms 30 arerestored to their normal position. The cam 14 is pivotally mounted onthe frame 15 and rides idly over the roller 18 during the rearward orreturn rocking of said frame, said cam dropping behind said roller intoits position shown in Fig. 2 at the end of said return movement.

The accumulating mechanism aforesaid is described more in detail in theparent case (Patent No. 1,429,201) hereinbefore referred to.

Main number key mechanism 40 represents the main keys whereby the keylevers of the main registering and recording mechanism are operated, andwhich are guided with their depending stems in the top 41 and bottom 42of the key-board. As shown in the drawings, nine longitudinal columns ofthese keys are arranged transversely side by side. The first column onthe right hand side of the machine contains seven keys and representsfractions of one-eighth of a cent, the next column toward the leftcontains nine keys and represents cents and the remaining columns ofkeys toward the left each contains nine keys and representsprogressively higher orders of numbers according to the decimal system,so that the registering keys in the last or left hand column representhundreds of thousands of dollars.

The lowest numbers of the several columns of keys are arrangedtransversely in a row on the rear part of the key-board and thecorresponding higher numbers of the several columns are arrangedlikewise in transverse rows and progressively in their order toward thefront end of the key-board.

Each of the registering keys is yieldingly held in an elevated positionby a spring 43 (Fig. 14) surrounding the stem of the key and connectedat its upper end to the key and'bearing with its lower end against thebottom of the key-board. The upward movement of each key is limited by ashoulder 44 formed on the upper part of its stem and engaging withtheundersideof the topof thek'ey ard, as represented in Figure 14. z I

The downward movement ofall of the keys is substantially the same, butthe arrangement of each column ofke'ys. lengthwise of the loweractuatingarm ofv each key lever causes the keys to bear against theleverat different distances from its pivot, so that by depressing differentkeys the same distance,

a the key lever will be turned different angular distances. The keyshaving the lowest num- 'bers bear against their respective key leversnearest the pivot .and consequently the levers are thereby thrown thegreatest distance, and

the uppermost stop shoulders are shifted into i the path of the stop lug34 of the respective controlling arms. The throw of each key lever upondepressingany one of itskeys is so adjusted, that the proper stopshoulder on itsupper arm is moved into the path of the stop lug 34of thecontrolling arm and the.

downward movement of the respective gear segment is arrested afterhaving turned the 7 adjacent dial gear pinion a number of spacescorresponding to the number of the key which is depressed.

Recording mechanism Connected to each controlling arm is a correspondingone of a' series of type segments 141 pivotally mounted on cross rod 31and provided with a set of radially movable numeral type elements 142.Said type segments are movable with said controlling arms to positionsdetermined by the depressed numeral keys 40 and bring to the printingline type corresponding to the keys depressed. After the type segmentshave been so positioned, and during further forward movement of theoperating handle 21, hammers 147 are actuated to drive rearwardly therespective type elements 142 thatare in printing position; whereby theamount set up by the numeral keys is printed on a record sheet carriedby the platen 140. The means whereby said hammers 147 are actuated neednot be here described, and for a more detailed description of theprinting mechanism reference may be madeto the 1 parent-case (Patent No.1,429,201) aforesaid.

Printing of totals The printing of totals is'efi'ected by causingtheracks 5 to descend while out of engagement with the totalizer pinions toposi tions determined by the amount standing on the totalizer, and thenprinting from the type segments, which type segmentshave obviously beendisplaced with the racks 5. If it is desired to clear the totalizer, theracks 5 are now moved into engagement with the totalizer pinions andthen restored to their normal positions, thus rotating'the totalizerpinions backwardly to -zero. Described in general terms, the mechanismfor placing the racks under the control of the total upon the totalizerinstead of under the control of the number keys is as follows: Eachtotalizer pinion is provided with a snail cam 57 adapted to be engagedby a feeler -lever 61, which lever has a laterally extending projection63 which passes back of the corresponding key lever 37, each snail cam57 is so arranged that the displacement of the lever 61 when inengagement with its cam will be proportional to the number upon thetotalizer wheel.

The levers 61 are adapted to be moved into engagement with the snailcams 57 by the tensioning of springs 65 which extend between the lowerends of the levers 61 and a bar 64 carried by a pair of arms 66 securingto the rock shaft 9. Thus, when the springs 65 are 'tensioned byrotating the shaft 9, levers 61 will be moved into engagement with theirrespective snail cam 57 and each lever will carry with it thecorresponding key lever 37, positioning the key lever according to thenumber on'the associated totalizer wheel. If

now the racks 5 and control arms 30 are permitted to descend by movementof the operating shaft 20 they will assume positions cor- Iresponding tothe number standing on the totalizer.

It 1s obvlously necessary however to providezhrst, that the racks willnot be moved into engagement with the totalizer pinions prior to theirdownward movement as they are in the operation of accumulating items,and; second, that the shaft 9 be rocked inorder to, tension the springs65'. Shaft 9 has rigid therewith a rearwardly. projecting arm 72carrying a roller 73 adapted to engage a cam 67 similar in some respectsto the adding cam 14, and similarly mounted on the frame 29, whichoscillates with the control shaft 20. The cam 67 is normally held out ofengagement with the roller 73 and in the operation of adding itemsmerely passes forward over this roller Without displacing the arm 72 orthe shaft 9. The mechanism by which cam 67 is rendered eflective torotate the shaft 9 and the cam 14 is simultaneously rendered ineffectiveto move the segments 5 into engagement with the totalizer pinionsis asfollows:

76 is a shifting lever which is pivoted at its lower end and is normallyturned so that its upper end is disengaged from the rear side of thetail on the cam 14 by a' spring 77, as shown in Figures 2 and 7. Themember 76 projects in rear of the main frame so as to form afingerrpiece or eliminating key for manual operation. 78 (Fig. 15) is ashifting lever which is pivoted between its upper and lower arms andarranged with its upper arm in rear of the tail on the cam 67 andnormally held in engagement therewith by a spring 79, as shown in thatfigure. 80

represents an elbow lever pivoted below the bottom of the keyboard, asrepresented in Figure 15. 81 represents a main line or cord which isconnected with the lower arm of the elbow lever and which is provided atits rear end with two branches 82 and 83. The branch 82 connects withthe shifting lever 7 6 above its pivot, and the branch 83 connects withthe shifting lever 78 below its pivot. 84 represents a total or shiftingkey having a depending stem which is guided in top and bottom of thekey-board and which bears with its lower end against the upper arm ofthe elbow lever 80. Upon depressing the key 84, the elbow lever 80 isturned, so as to draw the cords or lines 81, 82 and 83 forwardly,thereby moving the upper end of the shifting lever 7 6 into engagementwith the tail of the cam 14 and lifting the same into an inoperativeposition, while the shifting lever 78 is moved rearwardly with its upperarm from the tail of the cam 67, thereby allowing the latter to dropinto its operative position. Upon depressing the gear segments while theparts are in this shifted position, the segments move downwardly out ofengagement with the dial pinions. After the gear segments have beendepressed they are moved forwardly into engagement with their respectivedial pinions by an elbow lever. 85 which is connected with its lower armby a line or cord 86 to the rod or bar 7, as shown in Figure 15, or toone of the rock arms 8. The

elbow lever is turned in the proper direction for this purpose by ashifting key 87 having a depending stem which is guided in the top andbottom of the key-board and which bears against the upper arm of theelbow lever 85.

After the gear segments have been moved forwardly into engagement withthe dial pinions, while in the depressed position, the gear segments areretained in forward position, and at the same time raised until theyreach their uppermost position, whereby the dials are turned to zero.The shifting key 87 is now released which permits the spring 11 to movethe gear segments rearwardly out of engagement with the dial pinions.The key 84 is also released, thereby permitting the shifting levers-76and 78 to resume the position shown in Figures 2 and 15, leaving themachine in position to resume adding.

Each of the dials is held against turning while out of engagement withits gear segment by means of a detent 103 which engages with the frontside of its companion gear pinion as shown in Figures 2, 7 and 10.

The pawls 103 of the several gear pinions are mounted on a transversepawl bar 104, which is supported at its ends by means of two pawl arms105, which turn loosely upon the supporting rod or bar 35 of the keylevers. The pawl arms are moved rearwardly for engaging the pawlsof thebar 104 with the gear pinions by means of springs 106 (Fig. 15). Thesesprings are connected loosely at their rear ends to the rock-shaft 9 andat their front ends to the pawl arms 105. During the forward movement ofthe gear segments preparatory to turning the dial pinions, the detentpawls are swung forwardly out of engagement with the dial pinions bymeans of two shifting rods 107 which are connected at their rear ends toopposite ends of the transverse rod 7 or some part moving therewith andeach of which is provided at its front end with a fork or bifurcation108, which engages with a pin or shoulder 109 on the pawl arm arrangedon the adjacent side of the machine. As the gear segments move forwardinto engagement with the gear pinions the shifting rods 107 move thedetent pawls 103 out of engagement with the dial pinions and when thegear segments move backwardly the detent pawls are again engaged withthe dial pinions by the springs 106.

Auxiliary adding and recording mechanism An auxiliary adding andrecording mechanism is provided in the left hand portion of the machineand is under the control of denominational rows of amount keys 401.,Said mechanism comprises a series of accumulator dials 2000 (Fig. 10).whichare' mounted on the left hand part of the dial shaft 3 and areadapted to be operated by auxiliary gear segments 5000. The latter, likethe segments 5, are mounted on the transverse rod 7 and are connectedwith controlling arms 3001. Each row of numeral keys 401 cooperates witha corresponding key lever, similar to the levers 36, 37 to control thepositions of the respective controlling arms 3001 and actuating segments5000. The lower arms 3601 of the key levers associated with .said keys401 are shown in Fig. 10, and the upper arms 3701 thereof in Fig. 1. Theconstruction of the accumulator wheels, actuating segments, key levers,printing segments 141, and cooperating elements of the auxiliary addingand recording mechanism is similar to that of the corresponding parts ofthe main adding and recording mechanism, except in certain particularswhich are fully set forth in the parent case and with which the presentapplication is not concerned. For the purpose of this application itwill be sufficient to note that upon operating the machine by drawingforward the handle 21 the segments 5 and 5000, through shifting of therod 7 by the cam 14, are simultaneouslyengagedwiththe respectiveaccumulator wheels, and the segments 5000 are caused to enter into thewheels 2000 the amount set up printed on the record sheet carried byplaten By this organization of the machine, numbers such as sales orprices of goods can be added and recorded by the main registeringmechanism, .and other numbers, such as the rebate on sales 'or discounton the prices of goods can be separately added and recorded by theauxiliary registering mechanism.

The key controlled devices whereby the parts of the main: registeringand recording mechanism are shifted into the proper position preparatoryto registering, and recording a number are distinct from the keycontrolled devices whereby the same effect is produced in the auxiliaryregisterin and recording mechanism but both sets of registering andrecording mechanisms are operable simultaneously by the one universalshifting mechanism for effecting the registration and recording ofnumbers which are represented by the different positions of both keycontrolled devices.

The mechanism which effects total printing from the main accumulatorsand the clearing of the same also eflects total printing from theauxiliary accumulators and clearing thereof.

For a more detailed disclosure of the auxiliary adding and recordingmechanism reference may be made to the parent case (Patent No.1,429,201) previously referred to.

H0m'20ntally movable carnage The'paper-carriage is capable of slidinglengthwise on the rods 263 and 265 for presenting different parts of thepaper to any particular type and is held in its adjusted position by aspacing device which consists of a graduated adjusting sleeve 301 and anadjustin catch 302, as represented in Figures 2 and 1 The adjustingsleeve is revolubly mounted on the supporting sleeve 260 between thecarriage frame arms 261 and is provided with two or more longitudinalseries of stop notches or grad-nations 303, 304. The notches in eachseries may be equidistant and the notches in one series are spaceddifferent from the notches in the other series, as shown in Figure 17.The catch 302 is pivoted on the rod 167 and is yieldingly held inengagement with any one of the notches in the adjusting sleeve 301 by aspring 305. When itis desired to shift the carriage intermittently shortdistances lengthwise of the platen for writing narrow columns, theadjusting sleeve is turned so as to present its closely spaced notchesto the catch, and the latter is shifted from one of these notches toanother as the writing progresses. Whenwider columns are to be writtenthe adjusting sleeve is turned so as to present correspondingly widerspaced notches to the catch. As shown in the drawings, only two seriesof adjusting notches are provided on the adjusting sleeve,but moreseries of notches may be provided if necessary. This mechanism isclaimed in my divisional application, Serial No. 242,395, filed June 28,1918, hereinbefore referred to.

Any suitable inking means may be em ployed, and the mechanism shown forthis purpose is not fully described in this appli: cation, as thisspecific structure is not an 'essential part of the invention claimedherein. This specific inking mechanism is fully described in the parentapplication Serial No. 1,004 (now Patent No. 1,429,201) and is fullydescribed and claimed in'another divisional application Serial No.254,065, filed September, 14, 1918 and eventuating in Patent No.1,590,024, granted June 22, 1926, to which reference is hereby made.

Any suitable full stroke mechanism may be provided to prevent theoperator from making only a partial forward and backward stroke of therocking frames 15 and 29, and the mechanisms shown for this purpose isnot fully described in this application. This specific structure is notan essential part of the invention claimed herein, is fully described inthe parent application Serial No. 1,004, (now Patent No. 1,429,201) andis described and claimed'in various combinations in the divisionalapplications Serial Nos. 183,397 and 183,398,, to which-reference ishereby made.

Any suitable mechanism may be provided to hold the keys when they aremoved from normal to operative position, and to release the number keysupon operating the operating mechanism and upon operating the total key,and the mechanism for this purpose is not fully described in thisapplication. This specific structure is not an essential part of theinvention claimed herein, is fully described in the parent applicationSerial No.

1,004, (now Patent No. 1,429,201) and is de- 130,583 and 183,398, towhich'reference is hereby made.

I claim:

1. The combination with a dial provided with a gear pinion, and a gearsegment, of a rock arm carrying said segment, a rocking frame carrying acam whereby said rock arm is. moved in one direction for engaging the"segment with the pinion, means for shifting said cam into an operativeor inoperative positiop relative to said frame, and a spring wherebysaid rock arm is moved in the opp'o--- site direction for disengagingthe segment from the pinion. I

2. In a calculating machine, the combination with a gear pinion and aco-operating gear segment, of a movable support on which said segmentismounted and which is capable 1 of moving toward and fromthe inion forengaging the segment with the pinion or disengaging the same therefrom,a movable support, and a cam which is adapted to shift said firstmentioned support and which is movably mounted on the last-mentionedsupport so that it can be shifted into an operative or inoperativeposition, substantially as set forth.

3. In a calculating machine, the combination with a plurality of gearpinions and their cooperating gear segments, of a rocking support uponwhich the segments are pivoted and upon which the segments may turnrelatively to said. pinions, a shifting device whereby said support ismoved for simultaneously engaging the segments with or disengaging thesame from the pinions, a shifting device whereby the segments are turnedon their pivots relatively to the pinions while in engagement with orout of engagement from the pinions, a rocking support which is movableforward and backward, and a cam which is pivoted on the last-mentionedsupport so that it can be shifted into an operative and inoperativeposition and which is adapted to move the first-mentioned support forengaging the gear segments with the pinions, substantially asset forth.

4. In a calculating machine,- the combination of a plurality ofaccumulators, actuators therefor, number keys which may be set tocontrol the items accumulated on said accumulators, printing mechanismwhereby the items accumulated on said accumulators may be printed on arecord sheet according to the control of said keys, a total key wherebysaid printing mechanism,may be caused to print the total standing onsaid accumulators, and mechanism whereby said actuators may be renderedinefi'ective with relation to said accumulators during an operation ofsaid machine in which said printing mechanism is operating to print anitem under control of said number keys.

5. In a calculating machine, the combination of a plurality ofaccumulators; a plurality of actuators, one for each of saidaccumulators; settable stops for controlling the items added on saidaccumulators; printing mechanism operable for printing the itemsaccumulated on said accumulators and according to the control of saidstops; a total key and connections for causing said printing mechanismto print the-total standing on the accumulators; and a keyandconnections for determining Whether said accumulators shall beeffective or ineffective while said printing mechanism remainseffective,

6. In a calculating machine, the combination of accumulator elements, acam, a cam follower adapted to be engaged and moved by said cam andinstrumental in causing accumulating by said elements, and means formoving said cam into and out of operative relation with said camfollower. v

7. In a calculating machine, the combination of accumulator elements, acam, a cam follower adapted to engage and be moved by said cam andinstrumental in causing accumulating by said elements, and manipulativemeans for moving said cam into and out of -with relation to saidoperating mechanism without rendering said types inoperative withrelation tosaid operating mechanism; and a carriage supporting saidplaten and adapted to move the same transversely of said types forprinting the items in parallel columns, whereby numbers may be printedin one column and registered on said accumulators and whereby numbersmay be printed in another column without being registered on saidaccumulators,

9. In a calculating machine, the combination of a plurality ofaccumulators, actuating mechanism for actuating said accumulators,printing types for printing the items accumulated on said accumulators,key mechanism comprising keys settable for controlling without actuatingsaid actuating mechanism and said printing types, a carriage providedwith a platen adapted to carry a record sheet transversely of said typesso that the latter may print in a plurality of parallel vertical columnson said record sheet, operating mechanism for operating said actuatingmechanism and said printing types according to the control of said keymechanism, and a device for rendering said actuating mechanisminoperative with relation to said accumulators, whereby items may beprinted in one column on said record sheet and accumulated on saidaccumulators and items may be printed in another column on said recordsheet without being accumulated on said accumulators.

10. In a calculating machine, the combination of a plurality ofaccumulators, actuating mechanism for actuating said accumulators,printing types for printing the items accumulated on said accumulators,key mechanism comprising keys settable for controlling without actuatings'aid actuating mechanism and said printing types, a carriage providedwith a platen adapted to carry a. record sheet transversely of saidtypes so that the latter may print in a plurality of parallel verticalcolumns on said record sheet, line-spacing mechanism for" said platen,operating mechanism for said actuating mechanism and said printing typesand said line-spacing mecha-' nism, means whereby said line-spacing mechanism may be rendered inoperative, and a de-' vice for rendering saidactuating mechanism inoperative withrelation to said accumulators,whereby items may, be printed in one column on said record sheet andaccumulated on said accumulators, and itemsmay be printed in anothercolumn on said record sheet and in horizontal alignment with the firstsaid items without being accumulated on said accumulators.

11. In a calculating machine, the combination of a plurality ofaccumulators, numeral types a plurality of which may be operated at asingle operation of said machine to print an item registered on saidaccumulators, a platen for supporting a record sheet in printingrelation to said types, a carriage supporting said platen and adapted tomove the same transversely of said types for receiving printing indifferent columns on the record sheet, paper feeding devices correlatedwith said platen for feeding the record sheet, operating mechanism foreffecting operation of said accumulators and of said numeral types andof said paper-feeding devices, and a device for rendering saidaccumulators inoperable by said operating mechanism.

12. In a calculating machine, the combination of a plurality of sets ofaccumulators, each of said sets of accumulators comprising a pluralityof accumulators of successive denominational orders, a plurality ofaccumulators of one of said sets being of the samedenominational ordersas a plurality of accumulators of another of said sets; a plurality ofsets of number printing types one set of numberprinting types for eachset of a plurality of said sets of accumulators for printing itemsaccumulated thereby; key

mechanism operable to determine items to be accumulated on each of aplurality of said sets of accumulators; universal operating mechanismfor operating each set of a plurality of said sets of-accumulators toaccumulate and the respective printing mechanism to print according tothe control of said key 1nechanism;-and means for rendering saidoperating mechanism inefiective relatively to a plurality of said setsof accumulators.

. 13. In an adding machine, the combination with adding mechanism andmechanism adapted to print a plurality of figures ata single operation,of a laterally movable paper carriage co-operating with the prlntlngmechanism, a device operating to eliminate the function of the addingmechanism of the machine, and adjustable means for controlling saiddevice and determining whether it shall be operative or inoperative atany particular time accordingto the particular adjustment; substantiallyas described.

14. In an adding machine, the combination longitudinally movable papercarriage, means for bringing the carriage to different columnarpositions, means for eliminating the adding function of the machine, andmeans whereby more than one separate number may be printed at oneoperation of the printing mechanism; substantially as described.

16. In an adding machine, the combination of printing and addinginechanism, a longitudinally movable paper carriage, means for bringingthe carriage to different columnar positions, means for controlling theadding function of the machine, and means whereby more than one separateamount may be printed at one operation of the printing mechanism;substantially as described.

17. In an adding machine, the combination of printing and addingmechanism, a longitudinally movable paper carriage, means for bringingthe carriage to different columnar positions, means for controlling theadding function of the machine, means whereby more than one separateamount may be printed at one operation of the printing mechanism, andmeans for feeding the paper forward; substantially as described.

18. In an adding machine, the combination of printing and addingmechanism, a longitudinally movable paper carriage, means for bringingthe carriage to different columnar positions, means for controlling theaccumu-.

lating or non-accumulating condition-0f the machine, means whereby morethan one separate amount may be printed at one operation of the printingmechanism, and means for feeding paper forward; substantially asdescribed. v

19. An adding and recording machine, comprising recording mechanism,adding mechanism arranged to co-operate with the recording mechanism toadd the numbers recorded, and means for disabling the co-operativerelationship between various parts of the recording mechanism andcorresponding parts of the adding mechanism whereby said parts of therecording mechanism may operate independently of the adding mechan1sm.-j

20. In a calculating machine, the combination with a plurality of gearpinions and their corresponding gear segments, of a rocking support uponwhich the segments arepivoted and upon which the segments ma turnrelatively to said pinions, a shif ing device whereby said support ismoved for simultaneously engaging the segments with or disengaging thesame from the pinions, a shifting device whereby the segments are turnedon their pivots relatively to the pinions while in engagement with orout of engagement from the pinions, stop devices whereby the severalsegments may be independently arrested at different points in theirforward movement and each segment may be arrested in its forwardmovement while the other segments continue in their forward movementuntil arrested by their respective stop devices, and a shifting devicewhereby the shifting device for simultaneously engaging the segmentswith or disengaging the same from the pinions may be made operative andinoperative. a

21. A calculating machine comprising totalizing mechanism, printingmechanism, a series of movably mounted connecting gears between saidtotalizing and printing mechanisms, said gears being normally out ofoperative engagement, an operating lever, means operatively connected tosaid lever to move said connecting gears into operative engagement, andmeans to set the last mentioned means in ineffective position.

22. In a machine of the character described, the combination withaccumulating means, printing means adapted to print both items andtotals, the latter in co-operation with the accumulating means, andindependently manipulative means for disabling the accumulating means atwill to prevent accumulation While permitting the continued printing ofitems.

23. In a machine of the character described, the combination of anaccumulator, type-carriers, actuators for the accumulator which alsooperate to set the type-carriers,

and means for varying the periods of engagement and disengagementbetween the accumulator and actuators to effect either item printing andaccumulating or total printing with provisions for eliminatingaccumulation at will for the purpose described.

24. In a machine of the character described, the combination of anaccumulator, type-carriers, actuators for the accumulator which alsooperate to set the type-carriers, means for varying the periods ofengagement and disengagement between the accumulator and actuators toeffect either item printing and accumulating or total printing, andmanipulative devices for so adjusting said means to eliminateaccumulation for the purpose described.

25. In an adding machine, the combination of printing and addingmechanisms, a lever moved at every operation of the machine andcontrolling the operative relationship between the printing and addingmechanisms, and means co-operating with said lever to hold the latter atan inoperative position to prevent'action of the adding mechanism;substantiallyas described.

26. In an adding machine, accumulating mechanism, a stationary keymechanism for controlling items accumulated by said accumulatingmechanism, recording mechanism for printing said items, a universaloperating mechanism for operating said accumulating mechanism toaccumulate and operating said 1 recording mechanism to print an itemconsisting of a plurality of digits at each of a plurality of operationsof the machine and according to the control of said key mechanism, andmeans whereby said operating mechanism may be rendered ineffective tocause accumulation of items set up by said key mechanism while remainingeffective to I cause printing of said items by said recording mechanism.1

27. In a machine of the class described, the combination of accumulatorelements, actuators therefor, shiftable type carriers, stops fordetermining extents of movement of said type carriers and saidactuators, operating mechanism for controlling movement of said typecarriers and actuators to positions determined by said stops and forcausing said accumulator elements to accumulate and said type carriersto print items corresponding to said actuators and type carriers to andfrom positions determined by said stops, means operable by saidoperating mechanism for causing engagement of said accumulator elementsand their actuators preparatory to eftecting accumulation of itemscorresponding with the setting of said stops, means whereby saidoperating mechanism may cause said recording mechanism to print saiditems, and means whereby said operating mechanism may be renderedineffective with respect to said accumulating mechanism while remainingeffective with respect to said recording mechanism.

29. In an adding machine, the combination of printing and, addingmechanism, multiple-k ey-bank mechanism controlling the same, alongitudinally movable paper carriage, paper feeding mechanism therefor,means for bringing the carriage to differentcolumnar positions, andmeans for eliminating and restoring the functions of adding and paperfeeding; substantially as described.

30. In a machine of the class described, the combination of accumulatorpinions, actuating elements having teeth adapted. to engage the teeth ofsaid pinions and normally out of engagement therewith, printing types, aplu-.

rality of keys adapted to control without actuating said actuatingelements and said printing types, an operation controlling member, meanswher'eb said operation con-' trolling member norma 1y efiects theengagement of said actuating elements with said cording to the controlof said keys.

WILLIAM s. GUBELMANN.

